incondite

 [in-kon-dit, -dahyt]  

in·con·dite

   [in-kon-dit, -dahyt]
adjective
1.
ill-constructed; unpolished: incondite prose.
2.
crude; rough; unmannerly.
Origin:
1530–40; < Latin inconditus, equivalent to in- in-3 + conditus past participle of condere to put in, restore (con- con- + -di- put, set + -tus past participle suffix)
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Incondite is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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incondite (ɪnˈkɒndɪt, -daɪt)
 
—adj
1.  poorly constructed or composed
2.  rough or crude
 
[C17: from Latin inconditus, from in-1 + conditus, from condere to put together]
 
in'conditely
 
—adv

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